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Arcane Explosion

Spell

Arcane Explosion

Arcane

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Mage

Instant castSelf Only

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 32 Arcane damage to all targets.

Arcane Explosion

Tooltip

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 32 Arcane damage to all targets.

How it works

Each cast of Arcane Explosion costs 75 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 32. It scales with 0.143 times spell power. Its area radius is 10 yards.

What it does

Arcane Explosion is an Arcane spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Arcane damage (base value 32) in a 10 yard radius.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolArcane
Cost75 Mana
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 32
Spell power coefficient: 0.143
Radius: 10 yards

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Arcane Explosion sounds

The sounds the game plays when Arcane Explosion is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

PrecastMagicLowSoundKit 3136

  1. Precastmagelow3.0s · ID 568938 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

MAGE_ArcaneMissile_ImpactSoundKit 3333

  1. Arcanemissileimpact1a1.8s · ID 569631 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  2. Arcanemissileimpact1b1.6s · ID 569565 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  3. Arcanemissileimpact1c2.1s · ID 569554 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

ArcaneExplosionSoundKit 6539

  1. Arcaneexplosion3.0s · ID 568678 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

How to learn

How to learn Arcane Explosion

Learned at
Level 14 (Rank 1)
From
Mage trainer
Who can learn it
Any Mage

Visit a Mage trainer once you reach level 14 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Mage trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Alliance Mage trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Elissa DumasPortal TrainerDarnassus Capital40.6, 82.1
BinkMage TrainerIronforge Capital27.2, 8.3
DinkMage TrainerIronforge Capital27.2, 8.6
Juli StormkettleMage TrainerIronforge Capital26.3, 6.8
Milstaff StormeyePortal TrainerIronforge Capital25.5, 7.1
Nittlebur SparkfizzleMage TrainerIronforge Capital25.9, 6.2
ElsharinMage TrainerStormwind City Capital48.2, 87.2
Jennea CannonMage TrainerStormwind City Capital49.6, 85.8
Larimaine PurduePortal TrainerStormwind City Capital50.4, 86.0
Maginor DumasMaster MageStormwind City Capital49.3, 87.8
5 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Magis SparkmantleMage TrainerDun Morogh47.5, 52.1
Marryk NurribitMage TrainerDun Morogh28.7, 66.4
Khelden BremenMage TrainerElwynn Forest49.7, 39.4
TheocritusMage of Tower AzoraElwynn Forest65.2, 69.7
Zaldimar WefhelltMage TrainerElwynn Forest43.2, 66.2

Horde Mage trainers

TrainerZoneMap
DeinoMage TrainerOrgrimmar Capital38.4, 86.1
EnyoMage TrainerOrgrimmar Capital38.8, 85.7
PephredoMage TrainerOrgrimmar Capital38.4, 85.6
ThuulPortal TrainerOrgrimmar Capital38.7, 85.4
Uthel'nayMage TrainerOrgrimmar Capital39.2, 86.3
Archmage ShymmMage TrainerThunder Bluff Capital22.8, 14.5
Birgitte CranstonPortal TrainerThunder Bluff Capital22.5, 16.9
Thurston XaneMage TrainerThunder Bluff Capital25.2, 21.0
Ursyn GhullMage TrainerThunder Bluff Capital25.7, 14.2
Anastasia HartwellMage TrainerUndercity Capital85.1, 10.0
Kaelystia HatebringerMage TrainerUndercity Capital85.0, 14.0
Lexington MortaimPortal TrainerUndercity Capital84.2, 15.6
Pierce ShackletonMage TrainerUndercity Capital85.4, 13.5
4 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Mai'ahMage TrainerDurotar42.5, 69.0
Un'ThuwaMage TrainerDurotar56.3, 75.1
Cain FiresongMage TrainerTirisfal Glades62.0, 52.5
IsabellaMage TrainerTirisfal Glades30.9, 66.1

Trainer level and race gate: the WoW Forever beta client's trainer and skill rows. Trainer positions: the Classic world data the beta is built on, placed on the map with the beta client's own map tables. The beta can still move an NPC.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Arcane Explosion appears in: 1 talent and 1 skill line.

Talents

  • Arcane Explosion (a talent definition no current talent tree places)Talent

Skill lines

  • Mage (Mage), learned automaticallySkill line

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

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Arcane ConcentrationArcane Concentration
Arcane ExplosionArcane Explosion
Arcane FocusArcane Focus
Arcane GeometryArcane Geometry
Arcane ImpactArcane Impact
Arcane InstabilityArcane Instability
Arcane IntellectArcane Intellect
Arcane MeditationArcane Meditation

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 106 separate Spell records named "Arcane Explosion". This page is record #1449. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#9433subtext: Rank 4; effect values: 192 (this record: 32); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#11975cast time: 1.5 sec; effect values: 333.28 (this record: 32); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#13745cast time: 1.5 sec; effect values: 841.96 (this record: 32); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#15253cast time: 1.5 sec; effect values: 1005.68 (this record: 32); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#15453cast time: 1.5 sec; effect values: 1678.08 (this record: 32); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#19712cast time: 0.5 sec; effect values: 800 (this record: 32); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#21073cast time: 1.5 sec; effect values: 333.28 (this record: 32); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#22271effect values: 1005.68 (this record: 32); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#22460effect values: 253 (this record: 32)Different tuning
#22938used by: Cast by Arcane Explosion Proc; cast time: 1 sec; effect values: 333.28 (this record: 32); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#23413effect values: 259 (this record: 32)Different tuning
#25679effect values: 1000 (this record: 32); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 14 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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